John Schank

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John Schank

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service2.1.1776CSORN
Last Known Service4.6.1814CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
2.1.1776	2.6.1776	Inflexible (22) 1776-1785 British 22 Gun Unrated Ship , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
2.6.1776		Lieutenant	ADM 6/21
2.6.1776	8.4.1780	Canceaux (6) 1764-1783 British 6 Gun Unrated Survey Vessel , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/209 Issued by Molyneaux ShuldhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1732-1793 , North America Confirmed 23.8.1776	BWAS-1714
8.4.1780		Commander	CSORN
8.4.1780	5.4.1783	William (20) 1778-1783 British 20 Gun Hired Armed Ship , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/111	ADM 6/22
15.8.1783		Captain	CSORN
15.8.1783	16.8.1783	Unicorn (20) 1781-1787 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/116	ADM 6/23
9.11.1805		Rear-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
28.4.1808		Rear-Admiral of the White	CSORN
25.10.1809		Rear-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
31.7.1810		Vice-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
4.12.1813		Vice-Admiral of the White	CSORN
4.6.1814		Vice-Admiral of the Red	CSORN

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ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 2nd of February 2014 21:06

Born about 1740 responsible for the construction and reconstruction of vessels for the Lake Champlain campaign

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